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Modern twist on vintage
October 5, 2020 In News from the Shop No Comment

The GeoDeco design on this all mahogany OM adds a modern look. It is accented with turquoise reconstituted stone, mother of pearl and mahogany wood pieces making for a very eye catching original torch. The old style dots on the […]

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Shout and Shine
September 15, 2020 In Events No Comment

Thompson guitars reached out to The Bluegrass Situation earlier this year to partner with their platform to continue sharing our guitars with a wider audience. We wanted to share what we do here in Sisters, Oregon not only with our […]

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000-12Fret Models
August 22, 2020 In News from the Shop No Comment

One of Preston’s favorite models to play was the 000 12-fret and it is also the one that Peter Rowan purchased in the 1980’s at Winfield. This model strikes a balance and works for not only a finger-style player, but […]

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OO-14Fret MA
July 10, 2020 In Thompson Artists No Comment

Take a listen to Teja Gerken, from Peghead Nation, reviewing Chris Luquette’s 00-14Fret Mahogany/Adirondack Sunburst guitar. We love to build these powerful small bodied guitar for our customers and dealers. Whether you like a 12 or 14 fret/ long or […]

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Molly Tuttle Signature Model
June 3, 2020 In Thompson Artists No Comment

We are happy to announce that Molly Tuttle has helped design her own Signature Dreadnought made out of Sinker Mahogany with special appointments and inlay. To help design the guitar we talked about what inlay to create, color of the […]

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Thompson Shop Update
April 13, 2020 In News from the Shop No Comment

A few videos to share that show who the builders are at Thompson guitars with the One Sky Films short documentary. Joel Chadd taking you on a tour of the shop and guitar talk with Gareth Jenkins and Chris Luquette […]

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Deluxe Guitars
March 3, 2020 In News from the Shop No Comment

Recently our custom shop built several ‘luxury guitars’ to share with guitar players and collectors.   Both guitars highlight our refined skills in inlay, binding, finish work, tonal achievement and set-up, creating two very beautiful Dreadnoughts. D-SBA 45 Style Dreadnoughts that […]

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‘Handmade to Hand Played’
January 26, 2020 In Making Headlines Thompson Artists No Comment

Thompson Featured Artist CD Handmade to Hand Played Over the past year we have been working on completing this CD with the intention of helping out with Preston’s medical funds.  The medical costs ended up being covered and so we […]

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Masterpiece Series – #2 in the works
November 18, 2019 In News from the Shop No Comment

OO-14 Fret Short Scale – Quilted Western Maple – Adirondack Bearclaw Top We are excited to begin sharing parts of the process in the making of our 2nd Masterpiece guitar, which is a 00-14 Fret Short Scale Quilted Western Maple […]

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Catch Magazine Article and Thompson Guitars
October 22, 2019 In Making Headlines No Comment

The world of fly fishing relates to Thompson guitars on many levels.  One being that most of the shop crew are fly fishermen.  They enjoy Central Oregon for all it has to offer with the Metolius and the Deschutes rivers […]

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